The slide began just before 11:30 a.m. and was finished in less than two hours.

Thursday's slide was just one step ahead of the slide of nearly a half-mile steel truss section of the bridge. It is expected be moved laterally 55-feet onto permanent piers later this month.

Once the slide is completed, the bridge will remain closed while crews connect the bridge to the permanent approaches, which includes pouring concrete, installing expansion joints and pavement striping.